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Old Jan 6, 2014, 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by zerolife
Got to disagree with you.

In the former case, UA should have some reserve pilots at ORD on standby. ORD is one of their largest hub, I'm sure there are plenty of pilots based out of there.

In the latter case, if the passengers are able to make it to the airport, why can't the pilots?
and what good will that do? what if the plane is a 737, but yet, the only available pilots at ORD are Airbus pilots? Your assumption that no reserve pilots are available is kinda ridiculous.
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